Sandpit
| The Sandpit | |
|---|---|
| Event type: | Playtest |
| Location: | London |
| Frequency: | Monthly |
| Run by: | Hide and Seek |
| Website: | The Sandpit |
Purpose
The Sandpit is a project of Hide and Seek, aimed at playing and playtesting new games and sports, and giving London's pervasive gaming community somewhere to meet. Participants are encouraged to develop their own ideas for new games, and to run them at subsequent Sandpits in consultation with the Sandpit crew.
Games that have been run are frequently revised following the initial playtest, and run with adjusted rules at subsequent Sandpits. Some of these games are then run at Hide and Seek itself.
Games developed through the Sandpit system in this way include Checkpoint, Mudlarking with Francis Barking, and Conversation Piece.
Atmosphere
The Sandpit is itinerant, and has taken place in locations including BAC, Shunt and the Hayward Gallery. There are generally between three and six scheduled games which run at a set time, and which most participants play at least one of; pick-up-and-play games for smaller groups, for which props are made available and which can be played at any time; and a bar.
Sandpits are sometimes themed (previous themes have included "Spying and Lying" and "G.K. Chesterton"), but games which do not fit the theme remain welcome.
Related
Sandpit howto, a guide to running your own Sandpit-style event.
